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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Norfleet" data-source="post: 1252248" data-attributes="member: 11581">I don't think that the character's death was in any way your fault, from your description. From the what you said, he basically acted like he really didn't care anymore if he lived or died. Seems more like he was playing with a chip on his shoulder and a deathwish, and found dying to really be more interesting than playing.I don't think it represents your failing as a DM. I think he just isn't really enjoying being a player at all, and will probably create a character just for <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />s and giggles. Possibly a directly disruptive character, possibly a character who's just going to try and commit suicide in whatever method the player feels will alleviate his boredom. If all of your other players seem to be enjoying the game just fine, it's probably just this one person. You can't please everyone.You handled it as best you could: It's clear to me that this player had a deathwish, and you can't really stop a player who WANTS to die from getting himself killed. From your description, he didn't really seem personally angry about it, and, in fact, probably went out of his way to get killed, as his refusal to provide you with any information that might have allowed you to avoid toasting him suggests. As a DM himself, he was undoubtedly aware of why you asked, but obviously didn't want you to pull any punches. He wanted to die. Maybe he just doesn't really enjoy being a player, and would rather DM. Perhaps he's dissatisfied with his character, and can't think of a better/more interesting concept, so will just suicide himself over and over for amusement. Perhaps he feels like it's an onerous chore. Perhaps he's just irritable for reasons unrelated to you.Hey, you can't please everyone, I guess. Just let him do what he wants, and see what he comes up with. Keep damage control ready in case he does produce a party disruptor.</blockquote>

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